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BfK No. 46 - September 1987

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is by Stephen Lavis and is taken from the paperback edition of The Hounds of The Morrigan by Pat O'Shea (Puffin, 014 03.2207 8, £2.95). We are grateful to Puffin Books for help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 46 Articles

Editor's Page - September 1987
50 Years of Fantasy

News and comment from the Editor
The Hobbit 50th Anniversary

Rayner Unwin first read the manuscript of The Hobbit in 1936 when he was asked to write a report on it for his father, Sir Stanley, of Allen & Unwin.

21st September this year marks the 50th anniversary of its publication and here Rayner Unwin recalls the progress into print of Tolkien's now classic children's story.
Growing a Story

Pat O'Shea recalls the process of writing The Hounds of The Morrigan, her first fantasy novel for children.
A Joyful Expansion

Shirley Hughes was in optimistic mood when she opened this year's CBY exhibition at the Festival.
Children's Book Week

Bob Cattell with the latest news.
Authorgraph No 46 – Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones interviewed by David Bennett.
From Fact To Fiction

Pat Triggs reviews the launch list of Macdonald's new fiction.
May We Recommend... Paula Danziger

Val Bierman introduces Paula Danziger.
BfK News - September 1987

News about what's happening in the children's book world.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 46

  • Under 5s
  • Ages 5-8
  • Ages 8-10
  • Ages 10-14
  • Ages 14+

Under 5s

  • This Little Pig-a-Wig
    Lenore Blegvad
    Erik Blegvad

  • Sam's Big Day
    Leslie Wood

  • Giddy Up ¦ If I Were You
    Brian Wildsmith

  • The Gift
    John Prater

  • The Yellow Kite
    Arlene Blanchard

  • Numbers of Things ¦ Helen Oxenbury's ABC of Things
    Helen Oxenbury

  • Bill and Stanley
    Helen Oxenbury

  • If I Had...
    Mercer Mayer

  • Bear's Room No Peeping
    Michelle Cartlidge

  • Postman Pat Makes a Splash ¦ Postman Pat's Day in Bed
    John Cunliffe

  • Fruit Salad
    Althea

  • Crispin and the Dancing Piglet
    Linda M Jennings

  • Billy Goat and His Well-Fed Friends
    Nonny Hogrogian

  • I Go to Nursery School
    Fiona Pragoff

  • The Carrot Top Mystery ¦ The Great Egg Mystery
    Bernice Chardiet

  • Fish is Fish
    Leo Lionni

  • Hairy Maclary Scattercat
    Lynley Dodd

  • Sophie and Jack Help Out
    Judy Taylor

Ages 5-8

  • Two Monsters
    David McKee

  • Nellie and the Dragon
    Elizabeth Lindsay

  • Do Goldfish Play the Violin?
    David Henry Wilson

  • The Railway Cat's Secret
    Phyllis Arkle

  • Creepy-Crawly Stories

  • The Tale of the Crooked Crab
    Delia Huddy

  • Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs
    Patricia Reilly Giff

  • M and M and the Mummy Mess
    Pat Ross

  • Gumdrop and the Monster
    Val Biro

  • The Pearl
    Helme Heine

  • The Feathered Ogre
    Lee Lorenz

  • Brunus and the New Bear ¦ Theodore All Grown Up
    Ellen Stoll Walsh

  • Dabble Duck
    Anne Leo Ellis

  • Mr Bodger's Jumping Hat
    Andy Cunningham

  • Alexander, Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday
    Judith Viorst

Ages 8-10

  • The Hippo Book of Funny Verse

  • A Dashing Young Tiger Named Jack

  • Don't Put Mustard in the Custard
    Michael Rosen
    Quentin Blake

  • Bear Goes to Town ¦ Willy the Champ
    Anthony Browne

  • Panda's Puzzle
    Michael Foreman

  • Mr Potter's Pigeon
    Patrick Kinmonth

  • Peter and the Wolf
    Sergei Prokofiev

  • Winning Rider ¦ The Show-Down at Seabank
    Michael Hardcastle

  • Vera Pratt and the False Moustaches
    Brough Girling

  • Tom Tiddler's Ground
    John Rowe Townsend

  • Nicobobinus
    Terry Jones

  • Our Best Stories

  • Wilkes the Wizard and the S.P.A.M.
    Jackie Webb

  • Tom's Sausage Lion
    Michael Morpurgo

  • Danny, Don't Jump!
    Hazel Townson

  • The Mouse That Moved
    David Rees

  • The Granny Book
    Colin Hawkins

Ages 10-14

  • Raspberries and Other Trifles
    Jeremy Nicholas

  • Words on Water

  • The Ram of Sweetriver
    Colin Dann

  • Janey's Summer
    Mary Hooper

  • The Devil Rides Out

  • The Great Flood Mystery ¦ Unbelievable!
    Jane Curry

  • The Runner
    Cynthia Voigt

  • The Eye of the Dragon
    Dyfed Glyn

  • The Hour of the Wolf ¦ Border Kidnap
    Patricia Calvert

  • The Pit
    Ann Cheetham

  • Get On Out of Here, Philip Hall ¦ Come Sing, Jimmy Jo
    Bette Greene

  • Astercote
    Penelope Lively

  • The Fourth Plane at the Flypast
    Dennis Hamley

  • Vicki's Habit
    Maureen Stewart

  • Love from Greg
    Maureen Stewart

Ages 14+

  • The War Orphan
    Rachel Anderson

  • Drift
    William Mayne

  • The Best Little Girl in the World
    Steven Levenkron

  • Face at the Edge of the World ¦ Remembering the Good Times
    Eve Bunting
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